qualify

vt.& vi.（使）具有资格；有权；达标

vt.限定，修饰；描述，形容；使合适；证明…合格

vi.合格或成为合格；取得…的资格

verb

工作 for job

1. 取得资格（或学历）；合格
   to reach the standard of ability or knowledge needed to do a particular job, for example by completing a course of study or passing exams
   1. How long does it take to qualify?
      需要多长时间才能取得资格？
   2. He qualified as a doctor last year.
      他去年获得了医生的资格。

传授技能 / 知识 give skills/knowledge

2. 使合格；使具备资格
   to give sb the skills and knowledge they need to do sth
   1. This training course will qualify you for a better job.
      本培训课程将使你能胜任更好的工作。
   2. The test qualifies you to drive heavy vehicles.
      通过这一考试就有资格驾驶重型车辆。

有 / 赋予权利 have/give right

3. 有权，使有权（做某事）
   to have or give sb the right to do sth
   1. If you live in the area, you qualify for a parking permit.
      你若在本地区居住，就有权领取停车许可证。
   2. To qualify, you must have lived in this country for at least three years.
      你必须在这个国家居住至少三年才能享有此权利。
   3. Paying a fee doesn't automatically qualify you for membership.
      交纳会费并不能使你自动成为会员。

竞赛 for competition

4. 达标；获得参赛资格
   to be of a high enough standard to enter a competition; to defeat another person or team in order to enter or continue in a competition
   1. He failed to qualify.
      他未能获得参赛资格。
   2. They qualified for the World Cup.
      他们打进了世界杯。

名副其实 fit description

5. 符合，配得上（某称号、名称等）
   to have the right qualities to be described as a particular thing
   1. Do you think this dress qualifies as evening wear?
      你看这连衣裙适合作晚礼服吗？
   2. It's an old building, but that doesn't qualify it as an ancient monument!
      这是一座老建筑，但不足以称为古迹。

陈述 statement

6. 使所说的话语气减弱（或更具体等）
   to add sth to a previous statement to make the meaning less strong or less general
   1. I want to qualify what I said earlier─I didn't mean he couldn't do the job, only that he would need supervision.
      我想具体说明一下我原先的话——我没有说他不能担任这工作，只是说他需要指导。

语法 grammar

7. 修饰；限定
   to describe another word in a particular way
   1. In ‘the open door’, ‘open’ is an adjective qualifying ‘door’.
      在the open door中，open是修饰door的形容词。

过去分词:qualified 过去式:qualified 第三人称单数:qualifies 现在分词:qualifying

qualify 使符合资格

来自quality,质量，品质，-fy,使。即使符合质量要求，引申词义使符合资格。

1. Only commissioned officers qualify for the Military Cross.
   只有持委任状的军官才有资格获得十字勋章。
2. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
   服装费将可算作贸易或商务开支。
3. Many teachers qualify for an annual increment.
   许多老师都有资格获得每年的加薪。
4. But when I'd qualified and started teaching it was a different story
   可是等我获得资格开始教书的时候，却是另一番情形了。
5. I qualified as a doctor from London University over 30 years ago.
   30多年前，我从伦敦大学毕业，取得了行医资格。
6. To qualify for maternity leave you must have worked for the same employer for two years
   你必须为同一个雇主工作满两年才能享受产假。
7. The basic course does not qualify you to practise as a therapist.
   这门基础课程并不能让你获得治疗师的从业资格。
8. 13 percent of American households qualify as poor, says Mr. Mishel
   米歇尔先生说，13%的美国家庭符合贫困家庭的标准。
9. These people seem to think that reading a few books on old age qualifies them as experts.
   这些人似乎以为自己读了几本关于老年人的书就可以算作专家了。
10. Nottingham Forest qualified for the final by beating Tranmere on Tuesday
    诺丁汉森林队于星期二打败了特兰米尔队，取得了决赛资格。
11. Cameroon have also qualified after beating Sierra Leone.
    喀麦隆队击败塞拉利昂队之后也成功晋级。
12. I would qualify that by putting it into context.
    我会将它放入上下文中进行具体解释。
13. The team failed to qualify for the African Nations Cup finals
    该队未能闯入非洲国家杯决赛。
14. Non-members do not qualify for the tax waiver normally applied to members.
    非会员不具备通常会员才有的免税资格。
15. You must qualify yourself for the post.
    你必须使自己具备担任这一工作的资格。
16. Will our team qualify for the second round of the competition?
    我们队有资格进入第二轮比赛吗？
17. The athlete failed to get over the distance in the minimum time to qualify for the final.
    这位运动员没能在决赛资格所需的最短时限内跑完这段距离。
18. Each type of indicator series serves to qualify or to support the information or evidence supplied by the other tow categories.
    每类指标数列对其他两类指标数列所提供的资料或给予支持，或证明其合格性。
19. At the end of three years, my son hopes to qualify as a lawyer.
    三年后，我儿子希望能获得律师的资格。
20. A man had to own a certain amount of property, in land or money income, to qualify to vote.
    一个男子必然具有一定数量的财产（土地或现金收入）才能有选举权。
21. We'll decide on our team as and when we qualify for the competition.
    我们等到有资格参加比赛时再来决定本队参赛人员。
22. We must win this round to qualify for the final.
    我们必须打赢这一场才能进入决赛。
23. Am I qualify to apply for this scholarship?
    我有资格申请这项奖学金吗？
24. I believe both my education and work experience will qualify me for the job.
    我相信我的学历和工作经验会使我胜任这一职位。
25. Do you qualify for a scholarship.
    你达到了申请奖学金的要求吗？
26. Because I know it, and also my background qualify me to work in your company.
    因为我知道它，而且我的背景也取得资格我在你的公司中工作。
27. Can you qualify yourself for the job?
    你能证明你自己有能力担任这一工作吗？
28. You may qualify for a student grant.
    你可能有资格得到助学金。